Wait a second. Do I see another sauna? This one is bigger than the previous one. And as you can see there are also people enjoying the sun here. This sauna belongs to the original villa I mentioned in the previous post. According to my Googling, the premises include the villa, the sauna, a storageContinue reading “From A Fishing Hut To A Summer Dream”
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And There’s More Of Them
Another cape, another old empty buidling with plywood covering its windows. This is a summer villa built in the 1950’s by the founder of a furniture company. The location was determined by the fact that his wife’s parents had their own summer villa a stone’s throw away. The villa was later in the recreational useContinue reading “And There’s More Of Them”
Nobody’s Watching The Seaside Views
Another free weekend, another trip to nice, previously unvisited areas. This time I went for a walk to a very popular recreation area. And what do we have here. It sure looks like a privy. And this most likely is a former sauna. Or a fishing hut of some sort. And stairs! I wonder, whereContinue reading “Nobody’s Watching The Seaside Views”
A Beauty In The Forest
A day after my sleet filled adventure to former schools and other public buildings, I went on another trip. This time the sun was shining and everything was beautiful again. I next headed to an old villa, which I had found through my connections. It was built in 1915 by a railroad inspector to beContinue reading “A Beauty In The Forest”
A Surprise Graffiti Exhibition Part II
The entrance to the first section to the school can be seen here. The pupils wouldn’t get wet on rainy days, as the shelters were covering the yard all the way to the school. For sunny days there were open courtyards. The courtyards were invisible to the streets nearby and so well protected. That’s probablyContinue reading “A Surprise Graffiti Exhibition Part II”
A Surprise Graffiti Exhibition Part I
My adventures in the national landmark area continue, and guess what. The sleet storm is over. Have another guess. There’s another abandoned school on the other side of the area. This one was completed in the early 1960’s and was also designed by a famous architect especially renowned for his schools. The building included aContinue reading “A Surprise Graffiti Exhibition Part I”
To Fix Or Not To Fix
My adventures in the sleet storm and the National scenery continued. And this time we meet an old friend already mentioned earlier in this blog. Around a year has passed since the last mention, and the pool still just stands there. Back in April 2021, when I took this photo, no decisions had yet beenContinue reading “To Fix Or Not To Fix”
When The Value Becomes A Problem
In the intensifying sleet storm I continued my way towards my next location. I had never been there or seen it, just read about it in the papers. This is a former elementary school. Designed by two famous architects it was built way back in 1957 on the outskirts of a new suburb. The suburbContinue reading “When The Value Becomes A Problem”
Fancy A Mansion?
Like I said earlier, the city has a large amount of old, valuable villas without use. It also places strict restrictions on their future use, which makes finding buyers or tenants hard . Well, it also has more valuable properties looking for new use. Such as this mansion. The wooden building is a mansion fromContinue reading “Fancy A Mansion?”
Gone Are The Glory Days
During the winter I had accumulated a long list of potential abandoned locations near my home to test my new camera. The only reason I hadn’t done it yet was the fact that I hate winters and cold. But it was already almost mid-April and the city bike season had started. I had a rareContinue reading “Gone Are The Glory Days”